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cialis for daily use. so when the moment is right, you can be ready. >>> here now is my friend kent jones with a look back at the last seven days of lamitude. >> forecast is hot and humid with a 90% chance of lamitude. "the national review" levelled this devastating critique about obama, "sometimes he doesn't wear a tie." lately even in public appearances. that reminded me, i have no idea why, the iranian regime has shunned the necktie ever since khamenei pronounced it a symbol of western decadence. when bush didn't wear a tie, it was here-man stuff, but with obama it's ahmadinejad. what kind of tie would you like obama to wear, something like this or this? would this make you feel better? while thinking it over, try this on. weak. next, mad campaign of the week. miller beer is introducing miller high life in vietnam. the new ad campaign, it's american time, it's miller time. don't you think vietnam already had plenty of american time already and might not want to be reminded? what is this, the beer hunter
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baughman has been using this civil war language all year now. in march, she warned that "a revolution every now and then is a good thing." she also said at the time that she wants her constituents "armed and dangerous on the issue of climate change." these latest comments from miss bachmann were made during a conference call in which she spoke alongside jim demint of south carolina. he's famous in the health reform debate by saying he hopes health reform is president obama's waterloo. yesterday senator demint offered this dire warning about health care. >> probably the most heart-wrenching experiences i've had over the last several days is when naturalized american citizens who have immigrated here from germany, iran and other countries, they come up to me and they say why are we doing what so many have fled from? why don't americans see what we're doing? and i've realized that these people who have lived and under socialist type economies and totalitarianism, they know where we're headed if we don't turn things around. >> see, if all americans
baughman has been using this civil war language all year now. in march, she warned that "a revolution every now and then is a good thing." she also said at the time that she wants her constituents "armed and dangerous on the issue of climate change." these latest comments from miss bachmann were made during a conference call in which she spoke alongside jim demint of south carolina. he's famous in the health reform debate by saying he hopes health reform is president obama's...
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as we look to the future, they'll be there ahead of us, lights on, showing us the way forward. this is just the beginning of the reinvention of business. and while we're sure we don't know all the answers, we do know one thing for certain, we want to help. come see what the beginning looks like at openforum.com capturing the beauty of nature. that's my vision. every day, transitions lenses are there to help care for my sight. announcer: transitions lenses adjust to changing light to reduce glare and help protect your eyes from uv damage so you can see better today... and tomorrow. live your vision. transitions. healthy sight in every light. for help finding your right pair of eyeglasses, just log onto eyeglassguide.com and check out the new transitions eyeglass guide. turning eyeglasses into my glasses. >>> the virginia tech gunman's mental records have been released by the family. >> they show he was never treated at the school's counseling center. they also show he denied having suicidal thoughts up to a year before the event. >>> milwaukee's mayor was applauded today as he m
as we look to the future, they'll be there ahead of us, lights on, showing us the way forward. this is just the beginning of the reinvention of business. and while we're sure we don't know all the answers, we do know one thing for certain, we want to help. come see what the beginning looks like at openforum.com capturing the beauty of nature. that's my vision. every day, transitions lenses are there to help care for my sight. announcer: transitions lenses adjust to changing light to reduce...
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we cannot permit a safe haven for planning against us from the al qaeda who got us on 9/11. that's the real objective. >> you're willing to give up american lives on an open-ended policy, and also billions of dollars, we don't know how long we're going to be there -- this is iraq all over again, isn't it? >> no, i made it very clear, when i was director of defense policy at the white house and clinton administration we always had an exit strategy. >> okay, so -- >> let the public know, are we succeeding or not? and our public needs -- it's why i voted for that amendment jim mcgovern submitted and it failed to pass the house of representatives. we didn't even have enough democrats for it. we need a measurement of our success or failure so then we can make a decision, is it worth it? we don't have it. >> former admiral congressman joe sestek, thanks so much. >> thanks for having me, ed. >> for me on this let's turn to our panel. writer and commentator nancy giles with us tonight. political health reporter for "the huffington post" sam stein. former special assistant to preside
we cannot permit a safe haven for planning against us from the al qaeda who got us on 9/11. that's the real objective. >> you're willing to give up american lives on an open-ended policy, and also billions of dollars, we don't know how long we're going to be there -- this is iraq all over again, isn't it? >> no, i made it very clear, when i was director of defense policy at the white house and clinton administration we always had an exit strategy. >> okay, so -- >> let...
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has progress taken us to a better place? i'd say it's taken us for a ride. honestly, what thanks do we owe progress? we're up to our necks in landfill, and down to the wire in resources and climate change is out to get us. that's why progress plays no role inside post shredded wheat. here, we put the "no" in innovation. post original shredded wheat is still ju the one simple, honest ingredient which naturally comes with vitamins, minerals and fiber. all we did was make it spoon size. did we go too far? >>> and some day long after the convention and long after the signs come down and the crowds stop cheering and the band stops playing, may it be said that we kept the faith. may it be received our party in 1980 that we found our faith again. >> wow. welcome back to "hardball." tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern, the premier of our documentary, "the kennedy brothers." the look at the lives of ted i did kennedy, john kennedy and robert kennedy and joseph kennedy, jr.ment all four kennedy brothers and their amazing sag yachlt here is a look at ted den i can's speech at
has progress taken us to a better place? i'd say it's taken us for a ride. honestly, what thanks do we owe progress? we're up to our necks in landfill, and down to the wire in resources and climate change is out to get us. that's why progress plays no role inside post shredded wheat. here, we put the "no" in innovation. post original shredded wheat is still ju the one simple, honest ingredient which naturally comes with vitamins, minerals and fiber. all we did was make it spoon size....
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let us honor his life and accomplishments. by making his work our own. god bless you, vikki, and all the family. thank you. >> thank you, governor. the last time our next speaker was on the stage, he received the john f. kennedy profile encourage award. a distinguished american, a distinguished united states senator from the state of arizona, please welcome john mccain. >> thank you, paul. thank you, as paul mentioned, i was last in this wonderful library, it was ten years ago when russ feingold and i were honored to receive the profile of courage award. ted was very gracious to my family on that occasion. it was my son jimmy's 11th birthday and ted went out of his way to make sure it was celebrated enthusiastically. he arranged a ride for us on a coast guard cutter, two birthday cakes, and led a rousing rendition of happy birthday with that booming baritone of his drowning out all other voices as it often did on the senate floor. he was good company, my friend ted. he had the irish talent for story telling and for friendship. at the lunch he hosted for
let us honor his life and accomplishments. by making his work our own. god bless you, vikki, and all the family. thank you. >> thank you, governor. the last time our next speaker was on the stage, he received the john f. kennedy profile encourage award. a distinguished american, a distinguished united states senator from the state of arizona, please welcome john mccain. >> thank you, paul. thank you, as paul mentioned, i was last in this wonderful library, it was ten years ago when...
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joining us now is jeff sharlet. he of course is author of the book "the family, the secret fundamentalism at the heart of american power" which is now out in paperback. thanks very much for coming back on the show. nice to see you. >> hi, rachel. glad to be here. >> what's significant about this particular magazine running this type of story about the family? >> i think it's even bigger than a xichl. th this as moment of reckoning for the family and the kind of elite fundamentalism it represents. on the one hand you see sort of the christian right trying to save itself by cutting off a limb but on the other hand even looking in response to the article, so many readers of "world" magazine saying why did it take you so long to expose this? you see pressure from honest conservatives who are saying, you know, we may disagree with liberals but we agree with democracy. we don't believe in this kind of cult of power and wealth for a chosen few. >> one of the major points of investigation in the article deals with money and
joining us now is jeff sharlet. he of course is author of the book "the family, the secret fundamentalism at the heart of american power" which is now out in paperback. thanks very much for coming back on the show. nice to see you. >> hi, rachel. glad to be here. >> what's significant about this particular magazine running this type of story about the family? >> i think it's even bigger than a xichl. th this as moment of reckoning for the family and the kind of elite...
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they still plot against us, see us as somebody they want to kill, in terms of as many american lives as possible. and in that regard, we're very focused on executing that mission. >> well, let's talk about that focus. general mcchrystal, our commander on the ground, is expected to release his report, his assessment of what's happening on the ground. will he request of this president more troops to fight in afghanistan? >> well, mcchrystal's assessment will come in here, i think, in the next two weeks. and his guidance was, go out, as a new commander, put a new team together, and come back and tell us exactly how you assess conditions on the ground. take into consideration the president's strategy. he's going to do that. his assessment will come in and there's an expectation we'll deal with resources after that assessment. >> well, but senator mccain is saying in an interview this morning that it will deal with resources. that he'll come back with high, medium, and low-threat assessments in terms of how many more troops you need. whether you need 15, 35, our 45,000 new additional troo
they still plot against us, see us as somebody they want to kill, in terms of as many american lives as possible. and in that regard, we're very focused on executing that mission. >> well, let's talk about that focus. general mcchrystal, our commander on the ground, is expected to release his report, his assessment of what's happening on the ground. will he request of this president more troops to fight in afghanistan? >> well, mcchrystal's assessment will come in here, i think, in...
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thanks for joining us. "hardball" with chris matthews is next. >> those who have been with me in the happiest days and the hardest days. together we have known success and seen setbacks. victory and defeat. but we have never lost our belief that we are all called to a better country and a newer world. thank you very much. >> teddy! teddy! teddy! >> thank you. >>> teddy. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in new york. ted kennedy was the last hur radio, the big baritone demanding justice for the out people -- african-americans, the old person, the immigrant family that wanted to be american. the sick, scared person waiting in the er for hours with something really wrong. why would a good looking rich guy spend his life worrying about the people left out? was it tribal member of his own people left out, sent away, told to go back where they came from. was it the old boston signs that said irish need not apply? what was it about health care who needed a crusade from him. was it because
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what caught us up in jack and roused us with bobby and lured us with ted was
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this against us. they don't fight pursuant to law. they don't fight pursuant to nation state or international treaty. they have no norms, and we do. >> so it's okay to torture people but it's not okay -- it's okay to torture people, that doesn't send a wrong message, but it's not okay to look back at officials who justified it? >> i didn't say that. i said our country has changed under this president, their tactics why i don't concede were legal under the bush administration, but it's their choice. if they chose to do that, that's fine, but don't look back and demonize members of the intelligence community -- >> brad, let's be clear -- >> and provide fodder to the democrats. >> let's be clear, no the one person is saying we should demonize our hard-working intelligence agents. everyone understands that they've got a very tough job and have a very tough job in front of them. however, when they he cexceed t legal guidelines they ought to be prosecuted. >> we have to leave it there. mo and brad, thank yo
this against us. they don't fight pursuant to law. they don't fight pursuant to nation state or international treaty. they have no norms, and we do. >> so it's okay to torture people but it's not okay -- it's okay to torture people, that doesn't send a wrong message, but it's not okay to look back at officials who justified it? >> i didn't say that. i said our country has changed under this president, their tactics why i don't concede were legal under the bush administration, but...
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what caught us up in jack and roused us with bobby an lured us with ted was deliverance from political mediocrity. they said we could do better.
what caught us up in jack and roused us with bobby an lured us with ted was deliverance from political mediocrity. they said we could do better.
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that's the world these folks operate in, and so it's going to be vital for us to use any means at our disposal basically to achieve our objective. >> well, there he is telling tim russert any means at our disposal. i must ask you first of all, bob, i assume the cia watches "meet the press." i'm going to ask the same question to tie leisure. i'm not kidding here. these are directions from the top. is it fair to say that an operative interrogating somebody might be listening to the vice president when he's doing his job or her job? >> chris, it wasn't just the vice president. this went right up the chain to the director of operations, to the director himself. they cannot claim they did not know what was going on. no cia officers i have ever worked with would willingly and gladly do this without directions. there should be accountability at the top. no question about it. >> were they getting it right there on television? >> and on television. i mean, and they knew they were pressing the law on this or going over the top on this. there's no question about it. this is not the way the cia w
that's the world these folks operate in, and so it's going to be vital for us to use any means at our disposal basically to achieve our objective. >> well, there he is telling tim russert any means at our disposal. i must ask you first of all, bob, i assume the cia watches "meet the press." i'm going to ask the same question to tie leisure. i'm not kidding here. these are directions from the top. is it fair to say that an operative interrogating somebody might be listening to...
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joining us right now, evan coleman. i want to ask you about this but what do you think is going on at laguardia airport. you've got one guy with a bag wreaking this much havoc. what do you think they spotted to say, uh-oh, let's shut everything down and get everyone out. >> it could be that something this their bag has set off an alarm. maybe it's a piece of electronics. whatever it is, we want to make sure it's not a bomb. it's very frustrating to passengers especially on a weekend travel day but at the same time it's better to be safe than sorry. >> absolutely. but i think what it says is we have yet to have an incident. once the faa and homeland security and everything start clamping down on this, so the program is working. it's a nuisance, it's a bother, but things are being caught. >> hopefully. it's important to remember that al qaeda has tried setting off suit case bombs in u.s. airport, so the idea that someone might try to do this, bringing a device inside the airport, we saw it at l.a.x. a few years ago, a ran
joining us right now, evan coleman. i want to ask you about this but what do you think is going on at laguardia airport. you've got one guy with a bag wreaking this much havoc. what do you think they spotted to say, uh-oh, let's shut everything down and get everyone out. >> it could be that something this their bag has set off an alarm. maybe it's a piece of electronics. whatever it is, we want to make sure it's not a bomb. it's very frustrating to passengers especially on a weekend...
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they used terror to diminish kerry. i remember john kerry had to come out and smack howard dean, who was telling the truth about this that they were politicizing the terror warnings, because he didn't want to be seen as some kind of left wing lunatic. this is what they did all along, going back to october 2002. they had to have the authorization to use military force right before those midterm elections. they had to do that. they used politics all along. tom ridge is an honorable man. i'm glad he's finally telling the truth. >> ron reagan, thanks for coming back. it seems to me this is the line that jumped out at me. you know how careful people are when they work in administrations.cheney is comin rumsfeld is coming. here he is saying this. there was something afoot other than simple concern about the country's safety at that table. we're talking about a video conference on the nation's security. something afoot besides security. >> uh-huh, yeah, indeed something afoot. and, you know, tom ridge has actually imfplied as
they used terror to diminish kerry. i remember john kerry had to come out and smack howard dean, who was telling the truth about this that they were politicizing the terror warnings, because he didn't want to be seen as some kind of left wing lunatic. this is what they did all along, going back to october 2002. they had to have the authorization to use military force right before those midterm elections. they had to do that. they used politics all along. tom ridge is an honorable man. i'm glad...
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that's very useful. that shows basically where people are, how many people are out of jobs and worrying about it. i would also try to find some indicators that showed the number of people who have been out of work for six months or more. right now we have a record number, record pessage of americans who have been out of work for six months or more. they are going to run out of their unemployment insurance, even extended unemployment insurance, in september. that's a very important figure. and we've got to make sure that comes down as well. >> now, you're a veteran of the clinton health care wars 15 years ago. you were around in the '60s during the big protest explosions that broke out then. what do you make of -- >> i'm not that old, lawrence. >> i'm saying you were in high school when those protests were going on in the '60s. what do you think you're witnessing now? this does seem different to me, what's going on in these health care protests. what do you think? >> this is much more coordinated and orga
that's very useful. that shows basically where people are, how many people are out of jobs and worrying about it. i would also try to find some indicators that showed the number of people who have been out of work for six months or more. right now we have a record number, record pessage of americans who have been out of work for six months or more. they are going to run out of their unemployment insurance, even extended unemployment insurance, in september. that's a very important figure. and...
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cameron is using the conservative party in the uk is using new platform. how to build second type of capitalism. >> you mean capitalism with investors and innovators? >> lost more robust to shock and norah o'donnell too big to fail. >> too big to fail is not capitalism is my whole point. too big to fail is vampire capitalism and i'm able to extract capital. capital markets on wall street are designed to push money into businesses and not take money ust economy. >> the second problem is the expert problem is that we, what got us here is the pseudoexpert. i want an economy in which economists can be as incompetent as they want and we're still adaptable enough. >> you can't adapt too big to fail. >> we have a political system two and four-year cycle and everybody is running for office, including ben bernanke. >> if we diminish and amplify bank party and energy party and health care party and try lawyer party and all people party, i think it will make more sense as to why we don't get the outcomes in the interests of our country. contessa, you have other thing
cameron is using the conservative party in the uk is using new platform. how to build second type of capitalism. >> you mean capitalism with investors and innovators? >> lost more robust to shock and norah o'donnell too big to fail. >> too big to fail is not capitalism is my whole point. too big to fail is vampire capitalism and i'm able to extract capital. capital markets on wall street are designed to push money into businesses and not take money ust economy. >> the...
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i hope you use more of your august time to visit bus and let us know how this goes. we have a big table here. we can play dolls, any way you want. >> i will come in and make sure you and contessa get et bargains like the america congress. >> we're irritated by being excluded from that so we appreciate your help. >> see you this summer. >> thank you. >>> still to come this hour of the meeting, more on that emotional reunion. two american journalists back on u.s. soil after being held in north korea for 140 days. you are watching msnbc. ndefeated professional boxer floyd "money" mayweather has the fastest hands boxing has ever seen. so i've come to this ring to see who's faster... on the internet. i'll be using the 3g at&t laptopcnect card. he won't. so i can browse the web faster, email business plans faster. all on the go. i'm bill kurtis and i'm faster than floyd mayweather. (announcer) switch to the nation's fastest 3g network and get the at&t laptopconnect card for free. are actually susceptible to irreversible damage. your teeth are no different. everyday acids c
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give us a sense. if you would describe to us what is going on with the plates of the earth in that part of the world, that would help us understand what lurks in california's future. >> sure. well, the san andres fault is the plate on the west from north america to the east on the right-hand side if you're looking at a regular map. >> right. >> like los angeles is connected down to the baha, california, peninsula which is part of mexico but that is also on the pacific plate so that is all sliding northwest and opening up a hole, which is the gulf of california which is where these earthquakes happened yesterday. so they're happening on a fault that is sort of like the san andres fault but it's under water and no cities on top of it so luckily no major damage. >> the fault runs we know runs inside the coastal california, yes? >> yes. >> a second fault you say is identical or similar which is underneath the pacific ocean just off the coast, is that correct? >> well, it's under the gulf of california. >>
give us a sense. if you would describe to us what is going on with the plates of the earth in that part of the world, that would help us understand what lurks in california's future. >> sure. well, the san andres fault is the plate on the west from north america to the east on the right-hand side if you're looking at a regular map. >> right. >> like los angeles is connected down to the baha, california, peninsula which is part of mexico but that is also on the pacific plate so...
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from us. the blessing of time to say thank you and good-bye. the outpouring of love, gratitude, and fond memories to which we've all bourn witness is a testament to which this single figure in american history touched so much lives. his ideas and ideals are stamped on scores of laws and reflected in millions of lives. and seniors who know new dignity and families that know new opportunity, in children who know education's promise, and in all who can pursue their dream in an america that is more equal and more just, including myself. the kennedy name is synonymous with the democratic party and, at tiles, ted was the target of partisan campaign attacks, but in the united states senate, i can think of no one who engendered greater respect or affection from members of both sides of the aisle. the seriousness and purpose was perpetually matched by humility, warmth, and good cheer. he passionately could battle others and do so purelessly on the senate floor for the causes that he held dear and, yet,
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and sam tanenhaus is with us. i feel the story is the tom ridge. >> we love to listen you to read the news, and then editorial it. here we go again. >> time now for a look at today's top stories. >> there you go. in a new book, former homeland security secretary, tom ridge, says he was pressured to raise the terror alert level just ahead of the 2004 presidential elections. >> that's terrific. a spokesperson for donald rumsfeld called the suggestion nonsense, and he said given the on going threats it would be been irresponsible to not discuss the alert levels. >>> and a man convicted of killing 270 people in the bombing of pan am 103 is a freeman today. he was released by scottish authorities on compassionate grounds. he refuted suggestions he is being welcomed as a hero. >> i don't think the footage that we have used is him being hailed as a hero. the people met him at the airport, and he has been a part from his family for 20 years, and he is an innocent person in the eyes of his family and many others, and it's
and sam tanenhaus is with us. i feel the story is the tom ridge. >> we love to listen you to read the news, and then editorial it. here we go again. >> time now for a look at today's top stories. >> there you go. in a new book, former homeland security secretary, tom ridge, says he was pressured to raise the terror alert level just ahead of the 2004 presidential elections. >> that's terrific. a spokesperson for donald rumsfeld called the suggestion nonsense, and he said...
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what can you it tell us? >> reporter: joe, as dawn breaks over hyannis port, this village of 130 homes has seen many of its streets blocked off. the police have set up barricades to keep not only the media but also the curious at bay. as the family mourns inside the compound, this is where senator kennedy died late last night. the family in a statement said we have lost the irreplaceable center of our family, and i think that is also true for this village. he was very much a part of the life of this village. you would see him driving around in his convertible. you'd see him with sonny and slash, his two portuguese water dogs. you'd see him going down to the pier to his maya, something he enjoyed immensely, something that gave him great pleasure and solace throughout the arc of his life. at this hour we have no word on funeral plans. those are expected to be announced either later today or tomorrow. joe? >> thank you so much, anne thompson in hyannis port. we will continue coming back to you to get updates. le
what can you it tell us? >> reporter: joe, as dawn breaks over hyannis port, this village of 130 homes has seen many of its streets blocked off. the police have set up barricades to keep not only the media but also the curious at bay. as the family mourns inside the compound, this is where senator kennedy died late last night. the family in a statement said we have lost the irreplaceable center of our family, and i think that is also true for this village. he was very much a part of the...
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that's what all of us have to do when we make mistakes which all of us do. he could pole dance for $10,000. >> he probably would make a lot more money than i would. >> i do think he -- there should be a very public expression of regret and good work. >> most people didn't even know this kind of dog gaming went on. i think for many of us, what, people do this to dogs? so now this is an awareness and he can draw attention to this cause. >> that's true. that's true. >> and i'm interested, jonathan capehart, to get your take on it because michael vick, he's declared for bankruptcy. he lost two years of his nfl career. he went to jail for two years. what else would people have him do? >> i guess people would have him, i don't know, give money to animal causes and charities. >> he will. >> and be a spokesperson. personally i think if he were to do that, that would just strike me as being, i don't know, given the severity of the crime a little disingenuous. i just think that he should -- gate, he's going to have a new paycheck. he's going to philadelphia. he's goin
that's what all of us have to do when we make mistakes which all of us do. he could pole dance for $10,000. >> he probably would make a lot more money than i would. >> i do think he -- there should be a very public expression of regret and good work. >> most people didn't even know this kind of dog gaming went on. i think for many of us, what, people do this to dogs? so now this is an awareness and he can draw attention to this cause. >> that's true. that's true....